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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “unexpected”
Where the money went
Physicians Aid AssociationWest Hollywood, CA
33 matching grants · $752,298 · through 2025Largest: $119,065 to DR NEDA SHAFAGHI — unexpected financial hardship
Largest: $95,000 to The Haven — to help cover unexpected expenses related to hurricane ian.
Largest: $2,500 to UNEXPECTED BLESSINGS — unexpected blessing-harley storn
Largest: $319,933 to UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE KNOXVILLE — unexpected alliances: dissecting host-virus entanglement and its influences on competitiveness in marine niches
Largest: $2,740 to Correctional Professionals Assistance Fund — to ensure employees and their immediate families can continue to receive the benefit of the necessities of life immediately following an unexpected catastrophic event.
Dravet Syndrome FoundationCherry Hill, NJCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $1.0M · through 2025Largest: $779,250 to Regents of the University of Michigan — 1. university of michigan - special project funding:understanding phenotypes and biomarkers leading to sudep in a transgenic rabbit model - $750,000. this study uses a transgenic r…
Largest: $15,000 to CAMPS LEELANAU & KOHAHNA FOUNDATION INC — general operating, camperships and any other unexpected needs
Largest: $28,657 to OSHIKIIMAJTADAH — a gift to honor leadership legacy of shirley nordrum who passed away unexpectedly during her bush fellowship term.
Scan Health PlanLong Beach, CACharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $85,000 · through 2023Largest: $25,000 to RIVERSIDE COUNTY OFFICE ON AGING — grant to provide direct assistance to seniors facing unexpected health and living expenses.
Largest: $35,000 to FORSYTH TECH FOUNDATION — support for students who are ineligible for financial aid, or have an unexpected emergency
Largest: $20,000 to UNEXPECTED WILDLIFE RESCUE INC — for the benefit of animals
Largest: $7,650 to CONFIDENTIAL RECIPIENT #61 — to provide assistance to families with unexpected needs.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →